The Five Best Concerts in Miami This Weekend
These are the five best concerts in Miami July 26 through July 28.
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Ultra Music Festival to Return to Bayfront Park in 2020
The City of Miami has decided to bring Ultra Music Festival back to Bayfront Park.
Red Bull’s Dance Your Style Competition Brings Miami’s Underground Dance Scene to Life
Dancer Emily Flores, also known as Foxxy, says Red Bull’s Dance Your Style competition shines a long-awaited spotlight on the nation’s underground dance scenes.
ChocQuibTown on Telling a Different Story: “We’re Three Afro-Colombians Talking About Our Experience”
Goyo of the Colombian hip-hop trio ChocQuibTown talks about the band’s first U.S. tour, comparisons to the Fugees, and her love of Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise.”
Ultra Touts Sustainability Initiatives Amid Search for Permanent Venue
Ultra is in the midst of what some might call a rebuilding year. The electronic music festival is searching for a new South Florida home after being kicked out of downtown Miami’s Bayfront Park in 2018 and voluntarily leaving Virginia Key in 2019.
Don Felder on the Florida Roots of “Hotel California” and Teaching Tom Petty How to Play Guitar
The song some people believe to be the quintessential Golden State anthem might have just as easily ended up “Hotel Florida.”
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Brazilian Drag Star Pabllo Vittar Reflects on Pride Month Ahead of English-Language Debut
Pabllo Vittar reflects on a pivotal Pride Month ahead of her English-language debut.
Yes, Female Rappers Can Rap About More Than Just Stripping
Megan Thee Stallion, Trina, Melii, Kash Doll, and Saweetie prove Jermaine Dupree wrong with these five songs that don’t reference stripping in the club.
Miami Girls Rock Camp Marks Five Years of Empowering Girls and Nonbinary Youth
Miami Girls Rock Camp’s mission is simple: Use music and performance as a platform to promote self-esteem, community, and creative expression.
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The Best Concerts in Miami This Week
Jennifer Lopez, Carly Rae Jepsen, and more of the best concerts in Miami this week, July 22 through 28.
Fitz and the Tantrums and Young the Giant Delivered a Night of Mediocrity at Bayfront Park
Despite the dual headlining sets, Fitz and the Tantrums and Young the Giant’s Bayfront Park concert amounted to nothing more than a showcase of mediocrity.
The Five Best Concerts in Miami This Weekend
These are the five best concerts in Miami July 19 through July 21.
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New World Symphony Cofounder Michael Tilson Thomas Will Receive Kennedy Center Honors
New World Symphony co-founder and artistic director Michael Tilson Thomas will receive one of the nation’s highest artistic honors in December.
Dave Matthews Band Doesn’t Deserve Your Derision
The case against DMB isn’t quite as strong as some make it out to be.
Miami Salsa Congress Celebrates Its 18th Birthday With Music and Parties
There’s a Disney World for salseros, and it doesn’t take four hours to get there. The Miami Salsa Congress, now in its 18th year, is back with a salsa extravaganza July 20 through 28. The event, which is expected to draw 5,000 attendees, will offer classes, parties, workshops, and live bands.
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How Carly Rae Jepsen Went From Billboard One-Hit Wonder to Indie-Pop Savior
Following the success of “Call Me Maybe,” Jepsen delivered one of the most surprising and well-received pop records of the decade, 2015’s “Emotion.”
Lil Wayne and Blink-182 Touring Together Makes Perfect Sense
Lil Wayne might not be enthusiastic about his tour with Blink-182, but his fans and those of the pop-punk group might have more in common than he thinks. It was a surprise to many when Weezy was announced as the opener for Blink-182’s Enema of the State tour.
Korn and Alice in Chains Represent a Different Kind of ’90s Nostalgia
Nineties nostalgia is real. Simply look at recent reunion tours by the Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block. Though it’s an odd sight to watch middle-aged men perform synchronized dances in matching yet individualized outfits, the phenomenon does makes sense.
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Rick Moon Is the Earnest, Imperfect Rock Antihero Miami Needs
The path leading to Rick Moon’s apartment is lush and green. It’s 1 p.m., the sun is high, the temperature is full-on summer, and the flat horizon of Biscayne Bay glitters behind an equally tranquil community swimming pool shaded with palm trees.
The Best Concerts in Miami This Week
Don’t believe the hype: Monday’s aren’t always the absolute worst. Sure, you might still be nursing last weekend’s hangover or dreading another five-day stretch of working for the man, but at least there are great concerts to look forward to all week long. Kick the week off right with the…
Five Things to Watch at This Year’s Premios Juventud
Premios Juventud, Univision’s youth awards show, will glam up the red carpet at Miami’s Watsco Center July 18. Hosted by the boy band CNCO, Argentine artist Lali, and Mexican-American model and TV presenter Alejandra Espinoza, the 16th-annual awards show features 124 nominees in 24 categories that span music, fashion, dance, social media, and other categories.
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Torche on New Album Admission: “I Don’t Think We Could Possibly Put More Into This”
In anticipation of the album drop, former bassist and current guitarist Jonathan Nuñez spoke with New Times about what it took to make the record, the state of the band after 15 years together, and how being from Miami defines its members.